Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between Connah's Quay (3rd, 16 pts) and Flint Town United (15th, 1 pts). Per game in the league, Flint Town United were scoring 0.86 and conceding 2, Connah's Quay 2.57 and 0.71, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
11 games without a win framed Flint Town United's arrival. Connah's Quay had won four straight, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Flint Town United had banked 1 of the last 15 points on offer; Connah's Quay, 12.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 0 Flint Town United wins, 10 for Connah's Quay, 2 draws, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 42% of meetings won. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings. The recent trend is more open — 4.2 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.75 all-time.
With 32 matches recorded and 1.7 yellow cards per game, A. Jones was the man in the middle. Ground Cae-y-Castell staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,164. Connah's Quay led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Flint Town United: Harry Dean (90') · Connah's Quay: Callum West (10'), Callum West (48')
Key stats
Possession: Flint Town United 53% · Connah's Quay 47% · Total shots: 8-22 · On target: 5-7 · Corners: 8-5